| You might try these guys. I would imagine they have fabrics in all types
of camo patterns including blaze camo. I've been meaning to give them a
call but haven't gotten around to it.
Mark
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I just came across a source for Gore-tex and other outdoor fabrics that you
all may be interested in. The place is called Outdoor Wilderness Fabrics
and they have just about any kind of "outdoor" fabric you can think of:
Nylon Ballistics, Cordura, pack cloth, rip stop, tafetta (all urethane
coated or non-coated), Gore-tex, Ultrex, Supplex, Polartec (Polar Plus etc),
Thermax, Polarguard, Qualifill, Hollifill, Thinsulate, netting, zippers,
fastex hardware, etc.
They will send you a price list and samples of specific kinds of material on
request (free). I asked for their Gore-tex & Ultrex samples and got a nice
little 1 by 2 inch stack of materials in all their colors (about 25
samples). You can get samples of all availible fabrics for $4 (that's got
to be a LOT of swatches). I have not ordered from them (yet).
For example, price for Gore-tex runs between $17.65 and $24.43/yd depending
on color, width, etc. Ultrex is between $9.64 and $5.16/yd. They also have
discounts for wholesale orders ( > 15yds.)
Outdoor Wilderness Fabrics
16195 Latah Drive
Nampa, Idaho 83651
Phone 208/466-1602
(closed saturdays)
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| Well, I don't know how committed you are to making your own, but I saw
what I think is exactly what you had in mind if I understand you
correctly. What part of WA do you live in?
I was in ther Outdoor Emporium on Thursday and saw blaze camo vests.
They are made from a polar fleece-like material. I have a jacket made
from the same stuff and it couldn't be quieter. I think the price
on the vest was either $19 or $29. It seemed reasonable for the vest.
The Outdoor Emporium is in Seattle and I think it's on the corner of
Republican and Pontius, which is right near the I-5 Denny Exit.
/brett
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